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<H1>Great Loop Home</H1>
<P><IMG SRC="../static/img/wikilogo.png" NAME="graphics1" ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=164 HEIGHT=149 BORDER=0 hspace="6" 
alt="Great Loop Route">This site provides a source of information about America's
Great Loop. Broadly, the Great Loop is a water route around the
eastern United States and parts of Canada. You can find out more
about it on various pages on this site or <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?q=Great+Loop&amp;ie=utf-8&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;aq=t&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official">just
Google it</A>. There are many web sites devoted to the Great Loop.
You can find a list of some of them [[GL.Sites|here]].</P>
<P>This is a community site. That is, it's content is provided and maintained by
individuals interested in the Great Loop. </P>
<P>Its purposes are several
fold:</P>
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	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Organize quality information in a
	single place where people interested in the great loop can more
	easily find it. While most everything you might want to know about
	the Great Loop is out there somewhere on the web, it is often
	difficult to find and frequently contradictory. Since this sites content is provided and maintained by people 
    actually involved with the Great Loop it should hopefully be both current and accurate.<br>
&nbsp;</P>
	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Organize information about routes,
	anchorages, marinas, etc. both geographically linked to Google maps
	and in tables so that it is easy to use. One of the most frequent
	kinds of questions on various Great Loop related sites and mailing
	lists is &ldquo;Can anyone tell me about a good &hellip; anchorage,
	marina, etc. &hellip; near.&rdquo; Such information changes, often
	frequently. The site organizes information in both searchable tables
	and maps so it should be more readily accessible.<br>
&nbsp;</P>
	<LI><P>Allow users to add/edit information to keep it current. Users
	are encouraged to add/edit information they think others might
	benefit by. If you've found a good anchorage, great marina, neat
	place to visit along the Loop, etc. you are encouraged to create a
	page and let others know about it.&nbsp; Likewise, you are encouraged to update pages if they are incomplete or 
    inaccurate.&nbsp; The process of adding/updating pages is simple.&nbsp; If you can use a word processor and Google 
    maps you can easily add/edit pages.</P>
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<P>Feel free to browse the site and let us know what you think. You
do NOT have to register to read and access most parts of this site.
However, if you wish to add or edit pages you will need login through
your Google (Gmail) account. 
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<P>Here are some pages to get you started:</P>
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				<P>[[GL.Introduction|Great Loop
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